Improvement in shoe-knives



A. J. HALL.

Shoe-Knives.

No. 145,295. Patented D6C.9,1873.

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ANDRElV J. HALL, OF FARMINGTON, NEWV HAMPSHIRE, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALFHIS RIGHT TO JOHN F. GLOUTMAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN SHOE- KNIVES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 145,295, (laed D ccmbcr9, 873; applicuti m filed October '29, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW J. HALL, of Farmington, New Hampshire, haveinvented a certain Improved ShoeKnife, of which the following is aspecification:

My invention relates to a shoe-knife, more especially adapted to trimthe shanks of boots and shoes; and it consists of an ordinary shoe-knifehaving a rounded bevel near and a rim or head at the outer end of theblade, as shown in the accompanying drawing, which represents, inperspective, such a knife, the various parts of which are the handle A,the blade B, the rounded bevel O, and the bead or rim D.

With the ordinary straight knife the shank is trimmed as nearly round aspossible, and then the ridges are reduced by means of a heated tool madefor that purpose. This process, manifestly, must occupy more time andproduce a less uniform edge on the shank than will be produced by myimproved knife, in which the rounded bevel is on an unvaryin g gage.

By means of this knife one man is enabled to trim a case of shoes fortwenty-five cents less than by any other means. The rim D will preventcutting the shoe, and by dispens ing with all caution against thisinjury will greatly facilitate the work.

I therefore claim 1. A shoe-knife having a curved blade, substantiallyas shown, and for the purpose set forth.

2. On a shoe-knife, the combination of the curve C and rim D,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

ANDREW J. HALL.

lVit-nesses DANIEL W. EDGERLY, WVILLIAM M. FURBER,

1130. L. WIGGIN.

